Section 409A was added to the Tax Code in 2004 to, among other things, limit the ability of companies and their executives to optimize tax outcomes by controlling the timing of deferred compensation payments. Although this...more
For many years, the Internal Revenue Code has had in place a set of rules, in Code Section 413(c), which govern tax-qualified retirement plans that cover the employees of unaffiliated employers. These plans, which go by the...more
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Now that §401(k) plans have replaced traditional pension plans as the overwhelming type of employer-sponsored type of retirement plan, there is a growing concern that many employees are not equipped to make...more
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) announced on November 1, 2018, the following dollar limits applicable to tax-qualified plans for 2019:
- The limit on the maximum amount of elective contributions that a person may make...more
The Internal Revenue Service recently issued a ruling describing the tax treatment of individual retirement accounts that become unclaimed property. IRA owners should be aware of this ruling and ensure that they are taking...more
The IRS recently issued a ruling describing the tax treatment of IRAs that become unclaimed property. IRA owners should be aware of this ruling and ensure that they are taking appropriate measures to avoid having their IRAs...more
In the March 7, 2018 edition of the blog, we reported that as a result of a change in the 2017 tax legislation relating to the calculation of the cost of living adjustment to the annual dollar limit on contributions to a...more
Buried in the December 2017 tax legislation is a provision that changes the method that the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) uses to determine cost of living adjustments to annual dollar limits applicable to health plans and...more
Since January 1, 2018, the date changes to the tax law passed by Congress at the end of December (the “Tax Act”) became effective and provided new individual marginal tax rates and modified deductions, the Internal Revenue...more
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) announced today, October 19, 2017, the following dollar limits applicable to tax-qualified plans for 2018: -
The limit on the maximum amount of elective contributions that a person may...more
On October 27, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) announced the following dollar limits applicable to tax-qualified plans for 2017: -
The limit on the maximum amount of elective contributions that a person may...more
Action Item: On August 24, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued new guidance that allows individuals who inadvertently fail to complete the rollover of a distribution from an individual retirement account (“IRA”)...more
Action Item: On June 22, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued long-awaited proposed regulations under Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code that could significantly impact the deferred compensation and...more